Looks great, place is beautiful, outside seating is great, but nothing counts more to me than the quality of the food. It was okay, not that good. Créme of some kind on eggs should sound great, but I couldn't really palate it without taking a piece of toast with every bite. The bread, too, was very tough. I'd read the reviews saying this is the "tough kind of bread, not the soft kind", but still, it was sliced toast and very tough.Latte was okay, a little less bitter than some.Parking: Parking meters take coins, card, or an app.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
John Bob
Great service and super healthy options. Usually pretty busy though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katya K
The food and pastries were really good, I’d definitely recommend. There are many options to choose from, I am sure everyone will find something they like.My only complaint is that the place is too popular, therefore crowded. Too many people are waiting in line, all tables are occupied, the place is loud and not cosy at all
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Pastries
Darren Di-Lorenzo
Great place and the food was delicious, but the time for 2 salads was absolutely rediculous, I mean 30 minutes for 2 salads? The chef needs to quit with the fancy chopping skills and just make the salad like a normal person. Not even an apology from the waitresses about the long wait time, I could have made 4 salads in 20 minutes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Emily Reyes
Everything was just perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Dansbury
The vegetarian bowls are the best ! And I love their pastries too. I wish they stayed open later for dinner.
R A
I love this spot! Good food, desserts & pastries and nice ambience. They have food displays so you can visually know how your dish will look like. You order first then seat yourself, and usually have quick service but seating can be hard to get on weekends around noon if the weather is nice for the outdoor section, but I've always managed to find a spot. Their Dirty Bird salad, Breakfast Bowl, bruschetta and fresh pastries and Central latte are amazing! A bit pricy for breakfast overall but I think its normal for Burlingame/California prices. For parking, there are several lots and street parking, all meter parking for this part of town.
Samatha Somers
Most of the food has been pretty good actually, but the soup tasted terribly burnt. Like that char that has been there got boiled in with everything else.. just don't order the soup. It should have been $0 instead of $5.
Food: 3
Lisa Huang
Cute place for brunch! Everything was good but nothing exceptional and quite similar to some other places (like Foreigner in San Mateo). I enjoyed the salmon Benedict :) will likely try one of their breakfast bowls next time.
Kind of a trendy, popular breakfast and code place. I love the outdoor seating area and the air, high ceiling indoor seating. Order at the counter, receive a number and wait for your food to come.For first timers, choosing food can be intimidating. There are food display counters, menu on the wall, and paper menus. So much input. But I think it turns out they all say the same thing. I do thing the food display is great as you see exactly what you’ll get.Anyway, the California omelette was fantastic. Really well cooked. Some places overcook omelette but not these. And it comes with a couple slices of delicious toasted baguette. Eggs Benedict are another high recommendation. Someone else got a sandwich also on the Baguette which looked good. Note it’s the hard type of Baguette, not the soft.And lastly, I don’t have any but the pastries and desserts looked delicious. Maybe next time.Really good restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Salmon Eggs Benedict
akshay
great ambience and food’s good portion for the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon Toast with Avocado, Pastries
r m
very good for brunchA relaxed and stylish interiorI had a sandwich and it was very delicious.The coffee that is brewed one cup at a time is also good.
Looks great, place is beautiful, outside seating is great, but nothing counts more to me than the quality of the food. It was okay, not that good. Créme of some kind on eggs should sound great, but I couldn't really palate it without taking a piece of toast with every bite. The bread, too, was very tough. I'd read the reviews saying this is the "tough kind of bread, not the soft kind", but still, it was sliced toast and very tough.Latte was okay, a little less bitter than some.Parking: Parking meters take coins, card, or an app.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great service and super healthy options. Usually pretty busy though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and pastries were really good, I’d definitely recommend. There are many options to choose from, I am sure everyone will find something they like.My only complaint is that the place is too popular, therefore crowded. Too many people are waiting in line, all tables are occupied, the place is loud and not cosy at all
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Pastries
Great place and the food was delicious, but the time for 2 salads was absolutely rediculous, I mean 30 minutes for 2 salads? The chef needs to quit with the fancy chopping skills and just make the salad like a normal person. Not even an apology from the waitresses about the long wait time, I could have made 4 salads in 20 minutes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Everything was just perfect!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The vegetarian bowls are the best ! And I love their pastries too. I wish they stayed open later for dinner.
I love this spot! Good food, desserts & pastries and nice ambience. They have food displays so you can visually know how your dish will look like. You order first then seat yourself, and usually have quick service but seating can be hard to get on weekends around noon if the weather is nice for the outdoor section, but I've always managed to find a spot. Their Dirty Bird salad, Breakfast Bowl, bruschetta and fresh pastries and Central latte are amazing! A bit pricy for breakfast overall but I think its normal for Burlingame/California prices. For parking, there are several lots and street parking, all meter parking for this part of town.
Most of the food has been pretty good actually, but the soup tasted terribly burnt. Like that char that has been there got boiled in with everything else.. just don't order the soup. It should have been $0 instead of $5.
Food: 3
Cute place for brunch! Everything was good but nothing exceptional and quite similar to some other places (like Foreigner in San Mateo). I enjoyed the salmon Benedict :) will likely try one of their breakfast bowls next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Salmon Eggs Benedict
I liked the lite eater
Food: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is great and I like it the food and the atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
It was my first time at caffe central and I love it highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Harvest Salad, Salads
Kind of a trendy, popular breakfast and code place. I love the outdoor seating area and the air, high ceiling indoor seating. Order at the counter, receive a number and wait for your food to come.For first timers, choosing food can be intimidating. There are food display counters, menu on the wall, and paper menus. So much input. But I think it turns out they all say the same thing. I do thing the food display is great as you see exactly what you’ll get.Anyway, the California omelette was fantastic. Really well cooked. Some places overcook omelette but not these. And it comes with a couple slices of delicious toasted baguette. Eggs Benedict are another high recommendation. Someone else got a sandwich also on the Baguette which looked good. Note it’s the hard type of Baguette, not the soft.And lastly, I don’t have any but the pastries and desserts looked delicious. Maybe next time.Really good restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Salmon Eggs Benedict
great ambience and food’s good portion for the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Salmon Toast with Avocado, Pastries
very good for brunchA relaxed and stylish interiorI had a sandwich and it was very delicious.The coffee that is brewed one cup at a time is also good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5